tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post2069503610445643532..comments2024-03-25T07:01:39.353-07:00Comments on Conor Byrne Historian: Queen Elizabeth of York and the Tower of LondonConorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09815745211426638820noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-83840928418968972252016-09-07T01:56:18.245-07:002016-09-07T01:56:18.245-07:00He may have been a rightful King, but Richard wasn...He may have been a rightful King, but Richard wasn't really a usurper though. Sorry and yes we should agree to disagree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373221544342829385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-15023921044224896572016-09-07T01:54:29.238-07:002016-09-07T01:54:29.238-07:00I think we should agree to disagree. Edward V was ...I think we should agree to disagree. Edward V was the rightful king and Richard III the usurper. Conorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815745211426638820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-60720597825042380002016-09-07T01:48:08.396-07:002016-09-07T01:48:08.396-07:00Well "evidence" later persented to parli...Well "evidence" later persented to parliament by Bishop Stillington that showed the Edward and Elizabeths marriage was illegal. Richard didn't make the first move to make his nephews bastards or we probably just don't know. Many people forget Stillington though and say that Richard brought him in, when he probably also came himself and what coup? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373221544342829385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-37582683453810284132016-09-07T01:19:46.021-07:002016-09-07T01:19:46.021-07:00Most historians believe that Richard pressured the...Most historians believe that Richard pressured the council into declaring his nephews illegitimate. No one had ever accused Edward IV of illegally marrying Elizabeth Wydeville, thus rendering their children bastards, until Richard's coup. I don't know why you find it hard to believe that the king's younger brother seized the throne unlawfully, given that the lawful heir was Edward V. It was not widely believed that the Wydeville marriage was illegal.Conorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815745211426638820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-52095500188795571862016-09-07T01:15:58.846-07:002016-09-07T01:15:58.846-07:00Well he was made a bastard and the crown was hande...Well he was made a bastard and the crown was handed to Richard, he took the crown legally, not by force. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373221544342829385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-85334346714771924482016-09-07T01:11:38.239-07:002016-09-07T01:11:38.239-07:00The lawful King was Edward V. Richard usurped the ...The lawful King was Edward V. Richard usurped the throne for him, for what other motive? Conorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815745211426638820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-69411462881288612862016-09-06T17:50:51.187-07:002016-09-06T17:50:51.187-07:00Richard didn't seize the throne, it was handed...Richard didn't seize the throne, it was handed to him by parliament. There's no evidence he wanted to be king with his "ambitions". We don't know his motives or if he wanted power in 1483.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373221544342829385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-90930391604994186402015-12-17T13:45:11.014-08:002015-12-17T13:45:11.014-08:00In her biography of Elizabeth of York, Amy Licence...In her biography of Elizabeth of York, Amy Licence suggested that the queen actually intended to give birth to her child at Richmond Palace, which was allegedly Henry VII's favourite residence. Elizabeth was unusually active during the last weeks of 1502 and early 1503. She was staying at the Tower, probably temporarily, when her labour pains began. It seems that she was caught by surprise. On 2 February, Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter, Katherine, and died nine days later.Conorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815745211426638820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203604655093315663.post-6731402104083697002015-12-16T19:58:16.483-08:002015-12-16T19:58:16.483-08:00Is there any indication why Elizabeth of York chos...Is there any indication why Elizabeth of York chose to give birth at the Tower? Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757665791630858998noreply@blogger.com